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I’ve created a template to quickly get started building a sample PowerShell Module that includes different components such as Classes, Enum, private and public functions, DSC Resources, some Unit tests, Quality tests, code coverage, deployment, dependency resolution for build, and AppVeyor Integration.

I’ve for long thought Interface Testing was the most repetitive yet critical task to let a Module or commands evolve without breaking backward compatibility, and upsetting those who depends on it.

While Unit Testing ensures the code behaves as expected and meets its design and requirements, Interface Testing for commands or functions focuses on the contracts it offers to its consumer. It ensures the contracts (the command prototype or syntax) are consistent over time.

This is the first article in a series that aim to explore one way of getting started with DSC Development, covering tools and workflow.

In very short and abstract, the life cycle of a Windows Server could look like:

Deployment (aka OSD)

Configuration

Maintenance

Decommission

This series aims to focus at the Configuration part, mainly in its developmentphase, but also covers the basics of creating windows Image for experimentation purposes. The idea is to get started experimenting quickly, but I would not use this approach of Image creation for something that needs to be maintained.

I really wanted to play with the Azure Stack, but as a Cloud automation consultant, I don’t have access to a lot of hardware. Most of what I deal with is already in the Cloud, so how do you run one? Moreover, the hardware requirements are high, because the technical preview is only installable on a single host, colocating all its components for now.